Three men who have been Governors of their home states shared their views on presidential primaries and the costs of contemporary campaigns with a University of Virginia audience. ...The trio [John Sununu, Doug Wilder and Lowell Weicker] spoke at Newcomb Hall at the invitation of the UVA Center for Politics. [Includes audio]
...On the one year anniversary of the mass murder at Virginia Tech, the theme in Charlottesville was rememberance of those who lost their lives. "We're all Virginians, we're all Americans, we're all human," said UVa First Year Lindsay Sackett. That's why student leaders set aside the Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry and organized a candlelight vigil on Grounds. "It's a chance for us to remember and honor the people who lost their lives and honor the families who are suffering right now," explained UVa Fourth Year and AGAPE member Laura Czarnik.
An English education major is carrying the ball for the University of Virginia in a national comedy competition, and fifth-year Kathleen O'Brien wants your vote. UVA took down Georgia Washington University April 6 in Arlington, where judges picked O'Brien as the semi-finals winner for the Rooftop National College Comedy Competition.
Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech where a gunman killed 32 people. One of those killed was Dr. Kevin Granata, who was an engineer at the school. But before that, he was helping change the lives of children at the University of Virginia. Even in death, Granata's friends say his impact is still being felt at the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center in Charlottesville. There he used his knowledge about human motion to help people suffering from cerebral palsy.
Maurice Apprey
Dean of the Office of African-American Affairs
UVA keeps its top spot on a list of public colleges and black graduation rates
WINA 1070 AM / Apr. 16
http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355
Richard Bonnie
A specialist in psychiatry and law at the School of Law
Colleges put out safety nets
USA Today / Apr. 16
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-15-college-safety_N.htm
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Virginia Tech served as warning on campus privacy / Mass shooting led universities nationwide to re-evaluate policies
Chicago Tribune / Apr. 16
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-privacy_swans...
By Donald Nuechterlein, lecturer in politics
...This story highlights one of America's knottiest foreign policy problems: how to respond to demands from nationalist groups around the world that desire to break their allegiance to larger states. Several examples are Tibet and China, Chechnya and Russia, Basque separatists and Spain. The dilemma arises over how to weigh America's historical support for self-determination by oppressed peoples against our need to maintain good relations with allies and major powers such as China and Russia. ...In retrospect, it was probably a mistake for the Europ...
Students Share Visions for New College Institute
U.Va. architecture student Ginny Harr was one of five students in architecture professor Kenneth Schwartz's fourth-year design studio who recently pulled together a presentation of their work and that of their eight classmates, sharing their vision for the future of the New College Institute in Martinsville with interested faculty, staff, students and Martinsville citizens.
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=4887
'Presidency Reconsidered' Discussion to be Held Tonight
Politics professor and Center for Politics director Larry J...
It's been almost two years since the official dedication of the University of Virginia's Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center here... The state-of-the-art facility is home to the Long-Term Ecological Research project under the direction of U.Va. scientists at the Oyster field headquarters. The focus, [site director Art Schwarzchild] said, is on processes and problems that cannot be studied within the traditional three-year grant cycle. It's a collaboration of more than 1,200 scientists and students.
... The tragedy even brought together some well-known rivals. Stephen Stewart is president of the Peninsula chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, which has more than 2,700 local members. In the days following the shooting he received a call from his counterpart at the local chapter of the University of Virginia alumni club. ... Often bitter rivals, the two clubs started getting together after the shooting, both socially and to raise money for scholarships. In fact, when Stewart's club organized its annual fall fundraising golf tournament this year, alumni from the University of Virg...
Approaching the solemn anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia adopted a policy allowing notification to parents when a student is mentally ill and U.S. Sen. Jim Webb proposed legislation to remove further obstacles that might discourage such notifications. The state and nation are still dealing with the aftermath of the Tech killings, in which a deranged student murdered 32 faculty members and fellow students. One of the findings after the fact was that shooter Seung-Hui Cho had a history of mental health problems, but that information was not shared with tho...
Adam Nelson
Darden student and one of the greatest shot-putters in U.S. history, the only American track and field athlete to win a medal at every major outdoor championship since 2000, including Olympic silver medals in 2000 and 2004.
...My son was invited to spend two weeks last summer with the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, an organization that seeks to improve political leadership in Virginia and strengthen the quality of governance throughout the nation. As we prepared to drop our son off at the University of Virginia for this course, I still sadly clung to the notion that politics in America are beyond redemption. ...after listening to 10 short minutes with Mr. [Coy] Barefoot, I left feeling a renewed sense of optimism that all is not lost in our country, and that with enough people with integrity fanning...
...in the past year ... UVA has reexamined their security system, adding extra precautions to make sure students are as safe as possible. "There's nothing the schools could have really done about it. It could have happened anywhere," said Matt Ganyard, a first-year student. Around this time last year, faculty, students and staff would've been alerted to an emergency via email and the university website. Now, there are quite a few options to get the emergency information. "It really should be a choice. That's why we have redundancy of different types of communication," said Marge Sidebottom.
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UVA students are the masterminds behind a new feature-length film. After a year of work "The Receipt" is ready for the public eye and available on DVD. Although it is the product of college kids' talents and budget, the crew says the film stands its ground against competition in Hollywood.
James Aylor
Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
The UVA Engineering School crafts a new deal with the community colleges
WINA 1070 AM / Apr. 15
http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355
Jonathan Cannon
Director of the Law School's Environmental and Land Use Law Program and former staff member at the EPA during the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton administrations
EPA is missing in action on major environmental issues, observers charge
Government Executive / National Journal / Apr. 14
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39772&dcn=todaysnews
Rob Cross
Asso...
Lovern, Birckhead and Bailes: 'U.Va. Gets in Your Blood'
Three longtime U.Va. staffers recently sat for an interview and reflected on their careers, which have put them at the center of University decision-making for decades. They are: Lois Lovern, administrative assistant to President John T. Casteen III, Jeanne Bailes, first and only clerk of the Board of Visitors and Lynda Birckhead, director of finance and administration.
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=4864
Faculty Senate Awards $25,000 Dissertation-Year Fellowships
Six U.Va. graduate students -- Nicholas Douris, Cla...
...MRS. BUSH: ...Today, Jefferson still shapes the lives of the students at the school he founded. The architecture of his academical village encourages free study in a collaborative environment, and UVA's philosophy of student self-governance epitomizes our third President's democratic ideals. The 18 men I now introduce are heirs to this tradition. The Virginia Gentlemen are UVA's oldest a cappella vocal ensemble. They perform for distinguished audiences across the country and around the world. Tonight is their first performance at the White House, and we're happy to have them. ... [Includes ...
Rich Collins led a contingent of 20 University of Virginia graduate students down a rocky path into the middle of a bucolic 154-acre field in Albemarle County. ...The grad students are part of Collins' class on the legal aspects of planning. They spent Monday morning in [history professor Stephen] Levine's field - located at a convergence of the north and south forks of the Rivanna River - to learn about how conservation easements are protecting hundreds of thousands of acres of rural countryside across Virginia.
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